Frank J. Quayle, Jr. was appointed the 15th Fire Commissioner of the City of New York by Mayor William O'Dwyer

William O'Dwyer

William O'Dwyer was the 100th Mayor of New York City, holding that office from 1946 to 1950.-Biography:O'Dwyer was born in County Mayo, Ireland and migrated to the United States in 1910, after abandoning studies for the priesthood...

 on January 1, 1946 and served in that position until his resignation on December 1, 1950.

Biography

He was born on May 18, 1892 in Brooklyn

Brooklyn

Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...

 to Frank J. Quayle, Sr.

He was appointed the 15th Fire Commissioner of New York City by Mayor William O'Dwyer

William O'Dwyer

William O'Dwyer was the 100th Mayor of New York City, holding that office from 1946 to 1950.-Biography:O'Dwyer was born in County Mayo, Ireland and migrated to the United States in 1910, after abandoning studies for the priesthood...

 on January 1, 1946 and served in that position until his resignation on December 1, 1950.

He later became the postmaster

Postmaster

A postmaster is the head of an individual post office. Postmistress is not used anymore in the United States, as the "master" component of the word refers to a person of authority and has no gender quality...

 for Brooklyn

Brooklyn

Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...

. He died on June 23, 1971.